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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L595-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L594-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France"…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L596-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-6

The files monitored by the judicial representative or the person mentioned in III of article L. 812-2 who leaves office, for whatever reason, shall be distributed by the court among the other agents o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-5

The procedures for submitting and examining applications for authorisation to open, for modification of initial authorisations and for transfer of authorisations to open, as provided for in Articles R…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

I.-The French Anti-Doping Agency, an independent public authority, defines and implements actions to combat doping. To this end, it cooperates with the World Anti-Doping Agency and with the anti-dopin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-12

I.-The terms under which, pursuant to 10° of Article 10-2 and article 10-5-1, victims of violence have the right, when their medical examination has been requested by an officer or agent of the judici…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-33

If a member has been struck off, pursuant to section 5 of this chapter, for a period of six months or more, he may be excluded from the company by a decision taken by a majority of the other members.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-6

Sont applicables en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article D. 351-7, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the tab…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-69

A refugee to whom one of the measures provided for in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 has been applied may lodge an application with the Cour nationale du droit d'asile…

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